AT&T agreed to pay the U.S. govt. $2.9 million to settle claims t...
AT&T agreed to pay the U.S. govt. $2.9 million to settle claims that it improperly charged fees to govt. customers, a violation of its contract with GSA. DoJ said that during 1998-2001 AT&T Communications passed through Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier…
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Charges (PICCs), fees long distance companies pay local carriers to help defray the cost of maintaining local lines. The allegations arose from a suit by a whistleblower who would be eligible to receive some of the settlement. AT&T said this is “an old case” predating the merger with SBC and the company settled because it “felt it was more important to focus on the future and not spend money litigating issues that arose more than 7 years ago.”